~Indiblue~I was wondering about the sugar in my coffee also. I am trying to add less and cut my consumption of coffee down to 2 cups in the morning but it will take time but I doubt I will ever drink black coffee or stop drinking it all together.

So yesterday was my third day and it was even easier than days 1 and 2. I had a can of tuna on a piece of toast and a dill pickle and two hard boiled eggs.

Then I has yogurt and blueberries for a snack and a little while later a couple more hard boiled eggs.

I had planned on a regular supper but we got tied up delivering a treadmill we were selling and running errands so I had a big bowl of raisin bran at the end of my window. I just need to plan things out a bit better in the future.

Oh and the scale said 146 this am and for the past couple of weeks it has been 147-149 because I have not been very active since I broke my tailbone a little over a month ago. I would really love to see it read 140-142!

Personally I would use artificial sweetener but a teaspoon of sugar doesn't have many calories so I doubt it makes much of a difference.

Day one and it went pretty well! Stayed within my calories and everything. We'll see how tomorrow goes. Might need to break out the hot tea.

Good morning ladies and gents. I'm starting day five of IF and I'm down 3.6 pounds this morning. To be honest, I wasn't expecting that at all. I could have possibly lost even more than that since I'm on that very annoying time of the month us ladies have that makes us gain about 5 pounds.

Anyway, I'm very happy and so glad this thread was created because I never really knew anything about IF before coming here. I know now that the five or six meal a day thing doesn't work for me as well as IF. Eating five meals a day helped me to maintain. IF is helping me to lose. THAT is what I want.

Monique

Monique, congrats on the fantastic weigh in!

I'm wondering if there is any physiological difference in the way different people metabolize food throughout the day which results in better results in weight loss or maintenance. Meaning, it seems like people are very polar in their preference of how/when they eat throughout the day. Most of us on here find that we ABSOLUTELY prefer eating within a small window and simply don't do as well eating smaller more frequent meals. And on the other hand, there are people who couldn't fathom being comfortable or content eating within a window and HAVE to eat small meals all day. I wonder if that's a purely mental preference or if there's a difference in the way the different types metabolize food. I struggled with weight loss before IF, but once I started doing it, pounds melted off me. Was this simply because it was an easier plan for me to follow, or did my body just function better that way? Is the fact that I'm so comfortable eating within a small window my body's way of telling my brain what works best, or is it purely a mental preference?

Having read quite a bit on the subject of IF I would tell you that calories matter. There may be a little bit of magic in how calories are partitioned but that is subject to debate.

One thing that for sure helps is that fat can be stubborn and when you're in a fasted state your body makes adaptations to help mobilize fat. You may notice that your extremities are cold when in a fasted state. The benefit of this is that with IF fat loss is most likely going to be more linear than eating 5-6 times a day and this is very helpful psychologically. The closer you get to your goal weight the more important this aspect of IF becomes.

At the end of the day though ... it simply comes does to compliance. IF makes dieting easier. Calories matter.

Thank you, mkendrick. You bring up a good question/point. I really think it's both factors that come into play. For me, this is definitely easier to follow then anything else I've ever tried so it's going to help with my continued success for sure. Also, like John said, calories matter and with the fasting, these pounds are gonna melt off in no time. I'll be at a healthy 150 before I know it.

Monique

I used to think that there were definitely preferences in eating patterns and grazing was just one of them. Then more and more it seemed eating 6 times/day was the way to go for everyone, so I've been trying to make it work for me as well. I do agree, calories count, but it does seem like bodies handle timing differently. Interesting!

Day 2 = Still going well! Monday is when I weigh in, we shall see... Can I just say that I love that I have 500 calories left right now and it's 8:30pm?? Sigh...that makes me much more happy than it probably should :rolleyes: Haha!

I'm loving your attitude, Monique! Keep up the good work, 150 will be here before you know it!

Well I guess I'm offically a convert. =) I'm on day 6 of IF and I'm so much happier eating this way. I'm never going to force myself to eat smaller meals throughout the day again.

Monique, I'm going to try my best to catch up and then race you to 150 girl. =)

I just gotta say, you girls are amazing!

I am so glad that IF is working for you, and it encourages me to keep on going myself.

I am having kind of a down day (not b/c of IF, just one of those days) and it made me feel so good to come in here and see these positive reports!

Gosh, ya'll are right, we are going to need a dedicated IF spot!! Please cheer me on to the 130's. I have been trying for months to get there, and I feel like it's within reach finally . . .

Katydid77: :cheer2:130, 130, 130! Go, Katy, Go! :cheer2: Just 4 more pounds and you're 13-something, you're doing great! And look at how many happy ladies you've brought into IF-world. Hope tomorrow is a better day for you! :hug:

TooManyDimples: Cute name! Growing up I always wanted dimples, but only two :)

Thanks, Missjessica. Great job on your day two! Keep it up :)

Kim, the race is on! Haha, let's go. So glad it's working for you too :)

Katy, yeah, we do need our own section. LOL....but I guess since there's an IF post or two in the diet section we can continue our support system there after we use up this thread :). I imagine the moderators would eventually move us there anyway since it's a type of "diet".

Great work, everyone :)

Monique

I'm also an IF convert. I'm finishing up day 3 and love it so far. I don't think I'll ever go back to 5 small meals a day. I'm soooo glad I read this post and you are very inspirational. My window is from 1pm-8pm and I'm feeling great. I also started the Insanity program 2 days ago so I'm hoping to be in the 140's soon.

IF is great.

I'm in the middle of reading Fast-5, and it all just makes so much sense... I have a BS in Exercise Science, so I've studied a bit of nutrition, but even courses focus on studies done with mini meals and the dangers of going too long in between meals.
Day 3 going is well and the sun is out today :carrot: Makes me think of summer clothes and popsicles and going on holiday... Haha, can you tell what kind of weather I have most of the year?? Liquid sunshine ;) Enjoy your Saturday!

gagalu: Is this what you've been doing? Your loss is impressive!

Becky RN: Welcome weight loss twin! Day 3 for me, same height, same goal weight, and same mini goal of being in the 140's soon :D

Monique: Just curious, how many posts does it take to up a thread?